Replace Ls430 01 Side Mirrors

[dan01&06]

I need to replace the side mirrors on my 01 Lexus LS430. Since my Lexus dealer wants $1,400 to do this, I've decided maybe I had better find another way.

Can someone give me instructions for removing the door panel and then the mirrors.

Also how do you remove and replace the glass in the mirrors?

Thanks for any help.

[VBdenny]

just out of curosity, why do you need to change the mirrors?

[dan01&06]

just out of curosity, why do you need to change the mirrors?

They no longer operate, but I can hear the motors whirr when I start the car. The mirror housing is now loose from the base attached to the car on one side. The other side acts like the gears are stripped. The dealer is telling me the operating pieces have broken tabs (whatever that means.) The dealer does not repair pieces inside the mirror, but rather to replace the entire unit. It appears to me that something is certainly broken.

[VBdenny]

I have found the Lexus dealers to love using terms for parts that nobody else much understands. I am guessing that it is a royal pain to remove and replace these mirrors. When some dipweed karate chopped the mirror on my daughter's car, I replaced it and it wasn't bad but she had manual adjust mirrors.

[RDM]

Not sure on your model, but the 1st gen mirrors come off without removing the door panel. The rubber weatherstripping pulls back at the door's edge to reveal two screws, the third one sits behind the tweeter mounted in the corner. Remove the grille and tweeter, the screw resides up behind it. Try looking around in similar areas before pulling the panel, but even then it's very easy.

[wenleo49]

Did you ever find a fix to your mirror problem? My 01, LS430 is doing the same. Any info is greatly appreciated. Thanks.